This is entirely too much effort, which truly drives home how the business model of televisions is now highly influenced by razors.

I buy a screen. I choose to control what outputs to said screen. The discussion should end there, were the product the screen. In reality, people actively pay money to become the product (i.e paying to be advertised to, and paying for your own data yo be sold).

I see this as no different than brand allegiance. With clothing, many individuals paid for brands to advertise on their bodies, whilst in turn they signal to others. The incentives are different, though the incentives similar.

There's a reason that so many of us see beauty in Thoreau.